मुँह

See also: मह, मह्, मुहु, and मेंह

Hindi

Alternative forms

• धोने (dhone)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha), 𑀫𑀼𑀖 (mugha), from Sanskrit मुख (múkha, “mouth, face, visage”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *múkʰam.

Doublet of मुख (mukh), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mũːɦ/, [mũːʱ]

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Noun

मुँह • (mũh) m (Urdu spelling مُن٘ہ)

1. (anatomy) mouth

   Synonym: मुख (mukh)

   तुम्हारे मुँह में क्या है?

   tumhāre mũh mẽ kyā hai?

   What's in your mouth?

2. (anatomy) face

   Synonym: चेहरा (cehrā)

   उसने मेरे मुँह पर पानी डाला।

   usne mere mũh par pānī ḍālā.

   He put water on my face.

3. direction
4. (figurative) regard, consideration
5. (figurative) reputation

Declension

Declension of मुँह (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मुँह mũh	मुँह mũh
oblique	मुँह mũh	मुँहों mũhõ
vocative	मुँह mũh	मुँहो mũho

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मुँह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.